Schooboy beaten by Facebook bully – then sent the video of attack in hospital

Akil Richards ended up in hospital after being beaten up (Picture: Newsteam)

A teenager battered by a bully outside his school gates was sent a video of the attack as he lay in hospital.

Akil Johnson-Richards was filmed being punched and kicked on the ground as a crowd shouted ‘kill him’ after he was confronted while leaving Nottingham Emmanuel School.

The 14-year-old – who had been bullied on Facebook – was sent the chilling clip while in hospital having X-rays for suspected broken ribs and treatment for a chipped tooth.

Squaring up: An onlooker filmed the incident moments before the attack (Picture: Newsteam)

Akil’s mother, Natasha Johnson-Richards, 40, said: ‘He came home after the attack covered in blood and his uniform was torn.

‘It looked like he’d been in a car crash. He just said he’d been attacked outside the school gates because of a row about a girl on Facebook.

‘I rushed Akil to hospital where they initially thought he may have broken ribs and it was about this time Akil got the video of the attack emailed to him. I was sickened. It was a horrific attack outside the school gates just a few feet from parents.’